Buckwheat Cover Crop Termination on a Raised Bed.

Welcome to our gardening channel! 🌱 In today's video, we're diving into the wonderful world of cover crops, and we're focusing on one of our favorites: BUCKWHEAT! If you're looking to improve your backyard garden's soil health, reduce weeds, and support beneficial insects, then this is the video for you!

Whether you're an experienced gardener or just getting started, using buckwheat as a cover crop can transform your gardening game. It's easy, affordable, and environmentally friendly. Don't miss out on this opportunity to boost your garden's productivity and sustainability.

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[peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo]

Good morning, Steve, from Windermere, Florida zone 9b 🇺🇸
I love all three methods. You are the Master of Compost ❤

[growclipbonsaiforseniors]

Great idea with the torch on the ends. These beds are definitely going to be a great asset for you come spring. Excellent!

[GrandmaSandy]

Thanks so much for another great video always enjoy watching your videos. You do such a great job with them.

[michaelmarchione]

I've never have planted a cover crop. I've thought about it! It looks like it worked well for you Steve. I'll have to research what would be best in our zone. Take care my friend!

[SunshineGarden-B]

Great information Steve! Thanks for sharing 😀

[NanasWorms]

Great explanation and demonstration, Steve.
~ Sandra

[tanloctt]

Salam. Nice upload dear friend again soon. ⚘🎁🎉🎉

[PeterSedesse]

Really nice video. If i can add. Buckwheat is a nitrogen fixer, but it starts using that nitrogen once it starts flowering. If you want the extra nitrogen, terminate it just as it starts to flower, but then you of course lose the pollination aspect of buckwheat. I usually terminate early if brasicas are going in next...but for everything else, i let it flower.

[clivesconundrumgarden]

Ive been looking at our buckwheat for a week now, better get on it lol !!
Trying to sneak it in a few other spots.
Apparently it's a good Phosphorus fixer ???
Compost will eat that real quick !!
Cheers Steve
Jason and Colleen 🌱🤞👍🤜🤛

[GrandmaSandy]

I have some beautiful plants you share today

[growclipbonsaiforseniors]

Just bought me a garlic bulb from Ted's to try and grow again in the milk crate this fall. Grown by them so this should be good for me to grow since it was grown in my zone.

[nickthegardener.]

Hi Steve looked like you were harvesting giant microgreens 😂. Should work well I did a similar thing last year on my 3 sisters bed and they did great. 👍🤠

[GardeningwithBarchuckin]

I haven’t tried buckwheat yet, but I like how you are using it. I would like to see how the area you plant the garlic looks in another month, how much the mulch has broken down.

[brianseybert]

Hey Steve!
I need to terminate my buckwheat as well. Unfortunately, because of the jumping worms I am hesitant to incorporate into the soil or leave as a top dressing. My soil temps are still in the 60'sF and the JW's are still very active.
When I pull the buckwheat, I have some left over hairy vetch and crimson clover to plant as a winter cover crop, think I may even have some winter wheat.
I read someplace about using buckwheat as a liquid fertilizer. Ferment as you would comfrey or nettles. So I will make a couple 5 gallon buckets of that and put the rest in a compost.
Nice tip on using an electric hedge trimmer, I was going to hack it down with my large garden shears.
Have a good weekend! Stay Well!!!!